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Cumberland, MD-WV·Maryland

Cumberland, MD-WV has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+46 in 2024.

Appalachian metro where deindustrialization reshaped the political map

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MD
LatestR+46in 2024
TypologyStable Rural Rightcluster typology
Population94,3062024 ACS

Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland: Stable Rural Right metro. In 2024, voted R+46%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1908.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+46MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population
94,3062024 5-year
Median household income
$62,3862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.4%2024 5-year
Black
5.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+96 in 1908MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cumberland, MD-WV
TrumpR+46
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2024 presidential margin by county for Cumberland, MD-WV, MDA map of the constituent counties of Cumberland, MD-WV, MD, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Allegany County, MD · R+40Mineral County, WV · R+60
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.9%32,388
Kamala HarrisDemocratic26.0%11,714
OtherAll other candidates2.1%939
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −45.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−45.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−7.7%
1896−14.3%
1900−32.5%
1904No data
1908+95.6%
1912+83.2%
1916−7.5%
1920−22.1%
1924−22.5%
1928−37.8%
1932−3.7%
1936+22.8%
1940+8.5%
1944−2.2%
1948+0.6%
1952−13.0%
1956−30.0%
1960−20.0%
1964+24.6%
1968−1.6%
1972−32.4%
1976+3.1%
1980−15.9%
1984−28.5%
1988−19.1%
1992−7.8%
1996−5.7%
2000−18.3%
2004−30.8%
2008−28.0%
2012−35.2%
2016−48.6%
2020−43.9%
2024−45.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−45.9%
11,71432,38845,041
R
−43.9%
11,81830,92643,517
R
−48.6%
9,92530,34042,040
R
−35.2%
12,69027,06340,838
R
−28.0%
14,44326,02141,289
R
−30.8%
14,09426,83441,316
R
−18.3%
14,23520,83636,153
R
−5.7%
14,51216,51635,077
R
−7.8%
15,49318,69941,323
R
−19.1%
15,90323,47739,614
R
−28.5%
14,97527,05442,361
R
−15.9%
16,83823,63742,758
D
+3.1%
21,86520,56542,430
R
−32.4%
14,08427,84442,481
R
−1.6%
17,45218,10641,953
D
+24.6%
26,76916,18542,954
R
−20.0%
17,86526,78844,653
R
−30.0%
14,36326,65141,014
R
−13.0%
19,07424,78443,905
D
+0.6%
18,98418,75738,331
R
−2.2%
19,33420,22439,558
D
+8.5%
23,65119,93743,776
D
+22.8%
25,05415,67741,062
R
−3.7%
16,13117,43035,191
R
−37.8%
11,33625,30336,915
R
−22.5%
7,30212,59323,527
R
−22.1%
8,15913,24123,022
R
−7.5%
6,6067,72514,963
D
+83.2%
11,9601,90912,084
D
+95.6%
10,8016,7774,209
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12,2777,0344,010
R
−32.5%
6,1887,1853,071
R
−14.3%
5,2147,01112,584
R
−7.7%
4,9175,77111,041
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.0%
English
12.9%
Irish
12.4%
American
6.8%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
3.1%
Polish
1.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.7%
3.2%
75–84
3.7%
5.8%
65–74
6.3%
6.7%
55–64
6.8%
6.4%
45–54
5.6%
6.6%
35–44
5.4%
7.1%
25–34
5.1%
5.4%
18–24
4.8%
7.1%
5–17
6.7%
2.4%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,386
Cumberland, MD-WV ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cumberland, MD-WV$62,386
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.8%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Methodist
11.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.7%
Other Christian
7.9%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.6%
Baptist
2.7%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centered on Allegany County, Maryland, this two-state metro along the Potomac shifted decisively rightward as its coal and manufacturing economy contracted over decades, now recording some of the widest Republican margins of any mid-Atlantic metro area.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-six points in 1908 and a Republican high of forty-nine points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.

A population of 94,306, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,386 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland voted Republican by 45.9 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,041 votes cast, 11,714 went Democratic and 32,388 went Republican.
What is Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland in the "Stable Rural Right" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland?
Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland has a population of 94,306 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland?
Median household income in Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland is $62,386 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cumberland, MD-WV, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.